Reality Bomb Episode 092
On the ninety-second edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking about Russell T Davies’ return to showrunning Doctor Who, what that means and the challenges ahead, with Evan Teng, Head Over Feels’ Kim Rogers and Guardian writer Martin Belam. We travel back to 2003 to talk about the original announcement that Russell was coming to Doctor Who with Lisa Gledhill, Jim Sangster and Nick Abadzis. And KatyBeth Schmid plans to break into the Gallery of the Underrated with Time Heist. Plus a conversation with one’s self from 2010!
Never fear, Reality Bomb listeners. There’s nothing wrong with your podcast! The gang from Deeper Cuts — Shannon Dohar, Rob Jones and Reality Bomb’s very own Graeme Burk — have been timescooped over to Reality Bomb’s feed (in honour of the Deeper Cuts miniseries, The Soundtrack Sessions, available now!) to do their thing with us– talking about an album that was of significance to one of them. Because it’s Reality Bomb, they’re talking about a Doctor Who soundtrack: 1984’s Doctor Who – The Music II, which Graeme bought as 17 year-old as it was the sequel to an album he coveted from PBS pledge breaks. But how does this BBC Radiophonic Workshop collection with its heavy synths hold up in the modern era? And what are the basic elements that all Doctor Who music — of any era — shares? Get behind the sofa, good people, as the Deeper Cuts trio get all timey-wimey!